Olympus ME34 Compact Zoom Microphone

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Businesses handling meat must have a traceability system. The exact form of the system varies, depending on the activity of the business, but it will be based on a set of continually updated records, which you can keep either manually or on computer. It may well include other documentation, such as delivery notes or receipts. About a year ago I also had to choose the right gear for recording faint bird calls from a distance.

Families and lifestyles come in all shapes and sizes and so cars do too. Sports Utility Vehicles, better known as SUVs, can give such families a level of comfort and... Most shotgun mics are designed for close up work, this may sound counter intuitive, but the Olympus ones are great for dictating in a noisy office environment or getting a clear recording of someone presenting. They reject the extraneous noise around them. Bigger shotguns can be seen used by news soundmen for the same reason getting a clear recording of someone being interviewed with minimal crowd noise and again inside a 'film' studio.

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The other information required for your traceability system will depend on the nature of your business. You could also record some or all of the following: You want a completely silent lens. Many lenses are quiet, but when you have the ME66 on your camera, you will hear them, even though it is not in the "direction". You need a silent lens or use an off-camera mount or a T rail from the camera to mount the mic on. Be aware that to attach them to a standard tripod screw they supply a very small plastic screw in adaptor, I am amazed that I havn't managed to lose one. the reference number or code you put on the label, if it’s different to the supplier’s number or code (eg if you combine meat from different sources under the rules for batching) As I may have mentioned, I found them a bit small at first, but found I was using one so much I now carry two.

I have had evil thoughts on using one of these in place of the microphone in a parabolic reflector, but never tried it. Your traceability control systems may need to accommodate the requirements of other schemes and standards for which you are enrolled, such as those for: Even if You connect it directly to your smartphone (plug-in-power plus a good recording app required) the parabolic dish delivers better bird sounds than my 3.000+ shotgun setup. They are set up much as a point and shoot camera, if I feel that I will spend time doing a lot of menu accessing I use something bigger. information about the meat’s origin and slaughter (part of the compulsory labelling information that goes with the meat throughout the supply chain)Especially when I tried to get faint bird calls the results were anything but a satisfactory solution. Poor signal - too much noise. I had no idea how to improve that but getting better gear with a much better signal/noise ratio. Also, if you can get a mic with a good high pass filter that can help a lot too as you can cut off under 100Hz or 80Hz. That helps get rid of wind and some automobile sounds. Most bird calls are 1kHz - 8kHz. Parabolic: Yes, this is truly the way to go for best reception. I think anything 18" (46cm) or above is good for 1kHz or above. You should watch the Cornell Macaulay Labs video on them. Very helpful pointers in choosing a good one. There are some issues with frequency-dependent amplification (higher frequencies get more), but one can correct that. My way of using them is to clamp them on to something solid and leave them in situ. For this I use small clamps, rubber bands etc. The battery life is fine for my uses and I tend to return after two hours or so and find plenty of life left for further use, in fact I rarely worry about power with several sessions in one day. The ME31 has a sensitivity of -31dB (I assume relative to 1 V/Pa), which is the same as 15 mV/Pa. Compare that to the ME66 at 50 mV/Pa. Not even close.